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15 Jan, 3 tweets, 2 min read
A month later… I’m still shaking my head how people seem suddenly surprised that stores are closed, school teachers sick, cities languishing, hospitals cancelling surgeries—all misled that #Omicon wave was going to be somehow “mild”, while ignoring exponential cases. #COVID19
2) half a month ago… it was clear what #Omicron would do to disrupt every facet of our lives. So many govts ignored it or downplayed it under the “it’s mild” hand waving gesture to sweep it under the rug. Shameful.
3) I’m sometimes sick to my stomach hearing all the people who carelessly and callously send their kids to school while knowing they are sick. This callousness and endangerment of others is what keeps this pandemic going longer. Humanity is so damn selfish sometime.

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17 Jan
📍NEW—1 in 10 people with #COVID19 still could be infectious beyond 10 days, and some could remain so for as long as 2 months, a new study suggests, and pose risk of onward transmission. Plus, “we wouldn't be able to predict who they are” says author.
upi.com/Health_News/20…
2) This is why the safest thing is to TEST out of isolation, rather than using a specific fixed time or based on symptoms—because asymptomatic transmission is also really common.
3) We haven’t gotten really careless in this pandemic lately. hospital-acquired infections of #COVID19 has also surged in many places according to places that collect it. 👇
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17 Jan
⚠️Listen up—Top 🇬🇧 scientists warns that “In the last week—there’s now evidence that T-cells…get damaged the same way that HIV and other RNA-virus damage T-cell immunity”. ➡️Prof Costello (@globalhlthtwit) raises serious concerns on #COVID19 & the 🧠—a🧵:
2) “My biggest worry all along has been the long term effects particularly on the brain. We know that people who get brain fog who get fatigue, cognitive problems, & smell and taste is very common—and that means the virus is affecting the brain 🧠”
3) “We know the virus can get intro the brain. We know the virus affects cells around blood vessels. I’m beginning to think—‘how long is this going to last’—because we have allowed millions of children to become infected with the virus.”
Read 15 tweets
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16 Jan
📍Really interesting that SA deaths are increasing a lot, more than a month after the peak in cases. #Omicron is not following the usual 14-21 day lag seen for other waves. Also, there is large >30% excess deaths above historical average—3000 excess/week.

Figure by @rid1tweets. Image
2) As pointed out, excess deaths are running 130% of normal—ie 30% excess above normal. Notice how few of all deaths are officially diagnosed as #COVID19 (red) versus total excess (blue). This excess of 3000/week is huge—if SA➡️US population it would be over 16000 deaths/week.
3) Furthermore, the excess deaths in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa during #Omicron wave has actually now exceeded their Delta wave—and **holding onto this excess for 2 straight weeks** above Delta wave peak. samrc.ac.za/reports/report… Image
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14 Jan
NEW—CDC says N95 masks offer the best protection against #Omicron. Updated guidance stops short of saying people should wear N95/KN95 but offers advice—superior protection offered by N95 masks compared to cloth coverings. Good start albeit 2 years late. 🧵 washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01…
2) But the agency stopped short of recommending that people opt for N95 masks in updating its mask guidance. Officials have always maintained that the best mask is the one that fits well and is worn consistently. 🤦🏻‍♂️
3) But the latest CDC information ranks the different levels of protection afforded by different masks and how they should be used. “Loosely woven cloth coverings” offer the least protection, the updated guidance says.
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14 Jan
Memesday! Time to discuss the power of memes. Share your favorite pandemic meme—🧵

📌They are (usually) funny
📌They make a point without saying it
📌They expose irony or hypocrisy
📌They say what many think but can’t aloud
📌All the above gets memes shared more than dry science
2) I could say a breakthrough case is not the same as a unvaccinated cases and explain hospitalization and death rates… or a meme makes almost the same point. 👇
3) I could talk about needing a vaccine passport for flying… or this meme dog could do it better…
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14 Jan
KARMA—Djokovic just had his visa revoked for a 2nd time. Australia’s immigration minister said he was canceling Djokovic’s visa after a federal investigation had revealed that Djokovic provided false information to border officials. 🤦🏻‍♂️Just #vaccinate man. nytimes.com/live/2022/01/1…
2) Australia’s immigration minister, Alex Hawke, said in a statement that he was canceling Djokovic’s visa on the grounds of “health and good order,” adding that it was in the public interest to do so.
3) A federal investigation led by Hawke had revealed that Djokovic provided false information on the documents he gave to border officials when he tried to enter the country last week.
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